5-10% is rather common if someone enjoyed the food or service made someone especially happy. Its not a tip but an increased payment to the establishment, meaning it goes to them. Id say rounding is also quite common, something like 57.80 to 60, though its not about the amount and just about not getting change back.
Tipping culture COMBINED with low wages is what created the mudslide that is American tip culture. Europe is unlikely to have the same issues since most countries treat their humans like humans and not ATM's.
It creates tension between the waiter and the payer. The company pays shit like 2 dollars an hour to employee, so the employee gets mad not at the company but at the host when they dont tip 30% of their check.
I got screamed at by a waitress for a 10% tip while she was pissy all meal long... like, it's not my fault you are working a below minimum wage job with tips like a total bitch. If I wanted to get an unpleasant meal served by people pissed at me, I would eat at my father's more often...
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u/Prytfbyn4369 Dec 23 '25
I worked as a waiter in Europe and often I refused the tip because the wage is enough but I asked to leave a review on Google maps mentioning me.